This campus was made for walking, and that’s just what we’ll do — on four 1-mile loops newly marked with colorful buttons on pavement and concrete, one loop in each campus district: Quad, Pavilion, Health Sciences and Gateway.
51ԹϺ WALKS
Three of the Davis campus’s new walking loops will be featured during 51ԹϺ Walks during the noon hour this Thursday (May 31). See details below.
The loops are courtesy of , which coordinates efforts among units that promote health and well-being on the Davis and Sacramento campuses. The Healthy 51ԹϺ Davis steering committee comprises staff, faculty and student representatives.
Healthy 51ԹϺ Davis also has projects of its own, like the walking loops: two on the Sacramento campus, four in Davis — with the route thrown in for good measure (3.1 miles, to be exact).
The walking loops emerged from the Physical Activity subcommittee, which aims to foster a campus environment and culture that promote physical activity and decrease sedentary behavior. “We can see this as a way to increase energy levels, improve cognitive abilities and help promote better sleep,” the subcommittee declares on its webpage.
Promotional cards tout the Davis campus loops as a way to “get free exercise,” “connect with campus,” “plug into nature” and “take a mental break.”
The Sacramento campus has the ACC Loop, 1 mile, between the medical center and the Ambulatory Care Center; and the Moore Path, ½ mile, between the medical center and Betty Irene Moore Hall.
51ԹϺ Walks
This annual event, now in its ninth year, takes place at all 51ԹϺ campuses and the Office of the President, too. This year’s “official” 51ԹϺ Walks date was May 16 — but some locations moved the event to avoid conflicts with other events, such as 51ԹϺ Davis’ Thank Goodness for Staff.
The Sacramento campus held its 51ԹϺ Walks event May 17 and the Davis campus will hold its event this Thursday (May 31).
Here’s where to meet up for walks at noon:
- Gateway Loop — , main entrance
- Health Sciences Loop — Courtyard
- Quad Loop — South end of Centennial Walkway on the
- — Back of the cul-de-sac
- Drew Circle — Front desk in
- Research Park — Between and Accounting and Financial Services
Be sure to sign in for prize drawings and pick up 51ԹϺ Walks T-shirts (while supplies last). Walks will last for 30 minutes.
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